完形樂園趣多多

張新峰供稿

完形樂園趣多多

張新峰供稿

A long time ago, the Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝）decided to name each of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac（生肖）__1__ an animal. He would choose only the wisest, bravest and most beautiful of __2__.

_3__ of the animals hoped they would be picked, especially the Rooster who had beautiful golden horns. The Dragon, however, wasn’t sure __4__ he would be picked because of his baldness（光禿）.

The Centipede（蜈蚣）__5__ the Dragon. He offered to get the Rooster’s horns, so that the Dragon would be picked. But the Dragon had to promise to give him many __6__ and powerful jaws. The Dragon agreed.

The Centipede told the Rooster a __7_ story about the Dragon’s baldness and asked to borrow his horns. “The Dragon,” said the Centipede, “just wants the Emperor to choose him as one of the __8__ animals of the zodiac. When that is done, he will __9__ the horns.”

When the Centipede __10__ the horns to the Dragon, the Dragon was happy. He carried out his __11 and gave the Centipede lots of legs and powerful jaws.

The Jade Emperor gathered all the animals together and announced his __12__. He placed the Dragon ffth on his list and placed the Rooster tenth. The Rooster was so 13__. He demanded his horns back, but the Dragon __14__, laughing at him.

The Rooster was so angry. He got into a fight with the Centipede. The Centipede thought his new jaws and legs would help him defeat the Rooster, but he _ 15 . The Rooster pecked（啄食）the Centipede and ate him up.

To this day, every time a rooster sees a centipede, he pecks at him and eats him up.

1. A. at B. for C. after D. about

2. A. animals B. plants C. families D. persons

3. A. None B. Most C. All D. Few

4. A. how B. why C. if D. when

5. A. get on with B. made a deal with C. be thirsty for D. be responsible for

6. A. gifts B. wings C. legs D. horns

7. A. pleasant B. sad C. funny D. meaningless

8. A. three B. six C. ten D. twelve

9. A. return B. borrow C. make D. repair

10. A. left B. joined C. took D. brought

11. A. wish B. dream C. plan D. promise

12. A. choices B. punishment C. dislikes D. rules

13. A. upset B. bored C. embarrassed D. thankful

14. A. agreed B. refused C. accepted D. forgot

15. A. cancelled B. failed C. succeed D. understood

【語篇解讀角】

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了為爭取十二生肖的資格，龍給了蜈蚣一些腿和下頜，并讓蜈蚣騙取公雞的角給自己。最后，龍位列十二生肖的第五位，而公雞就只能名列第十位。當公雞向龍討要自己的角時，龍食言拒絕了，從此公雞便和蜈蚣為敵，一見蜈蚣就啄食。

【答案解析園】

1. C“name after”是固定短語，意為“以……命名”。

2. A 根據上句的關鍵詞“zodiac”和 “animal”可推知，玉皇大帝會選擇最聰明、最勇敢和最美麗的動物作為十二生肖中的一員。

3. B 由于下文說龍和公雞都想當選十二生肖，故此處是指大部分的動物。

4. C 根據此句中的“wasn’t sure”，表明了龍當選12生肖的不確定性。

5. B 根據下文所說，如果蜈蚣幫助龍得到了角，龍就承諾給蜈蚣許多腿及堅硬的下頜，說明他們之間達成了一致協議。

6. C 根據第五段的“gave the Centipede lots of legs and powerful jaws”可知，龍承諾給蜈蚣許多腿及堅硬的下頜。

7. B 只有讓人感到悲傷的故事才會引起同情，故此處為“sad”。

8. D 根據首段的“name each of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac”和文化常識，可知共有十二個生肖。

9. A 根據第六段的“He demanded his horns back”可知，公雞想要回自己的角，從而推測此時蜈蚣告訴公雞，龍承諾了會把角“歸還”給他。

10. D從上文可知，蜈蚣已經幫龍借到了公雞的角，故現在蜈蚣應該是要將角“帶給”龍。

11. D 根據第三段的“But the Dragon had to promise to...”可知，此處龍兌現了他的“承諾”，把他的腿和下頜給了蜈蚣。

12. A 根據第一段的“He would choose”可知，玉皇大帝會選擇動物作為生肖，故推知此處是宣布他的“選擇”。

13. A 龍被排在第五位，而公雞卻被排在了第十位，可推知公雞十分“沮喪”。

14. B 根據后來公雞生氣與蜈蚣打架可推知，當公雞向龍要回自己的角時，龍 “拒絕”了。

15. B 根據下句說公雞啄食了蜈蚣，且此處有個表轉折的“but”，可以推測出結果是蜈蚣“失敗”了。